rebelling against low expectations
“Do you ever settle?” I asked myself the question and sighed. I know I do. All the time. Why do I always settle for less than my best? Why do I always do the easy thing? Unfortunately, I like to make excuses for doing less than my best. Or maybe I do what’s required of me, but I don’t put forth full effort. “Oh well, I can do it later,” or “Let me hurry up and get it over with,” are some of my...
Did you know that being counter-cultural doesn’t stop when you exit your teen years and enter young adulthood? Oh no! Going against the grain of culture and the world’s expectations is a lifelong endeavor. As Christians, God calls us to be different, to stand out and stand up for what’s right– to be counter-cultural. So just because you’re no longer a teen doesn’t mean that doing hard...
Narnia seems like such a fun place. It’s a place I always wished was real so I could visit it. Who wouldn’t love talking beavers, centaurs, a sassy rodent who is an expert swordsman, and a touch of magic everywhere you looked? But in all of this, there is one thing that interests me even more; How time works in Narnia. Sure there are some weird things in the world of science. Light has momentum...
I was in my early teens when my father handed me a page from WORLD Magazine about The Rebelution. My sister and I jumped on board, eager to make good use of our teen years. Eight years later, as I live in Japan with my husband and one-year-old, I’m thankful for how doing hard things as an adolescent prepared me for being faithful with what God has for me as an adult. 1. The hardest things are the...
rebelling against low expectations
